Vehicle-wheel.



Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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Inventor Attorneys www P. S. ELLIS.

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLIoA'TroN FILED 001:25. 1912.

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VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 25, 1912.

1,078,907. Patented N0v.18,191s.

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Attorneys amener.

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To all whom it may concern :ne it-.known than .1, .from s.. A11Min,. cuizen of the United States, residing atvHannr. E

bah-inthe county od Marionfand State of Missouri, have invented --a new and useful Vehicle-Wheel, of which .thefollowing is a specification. l

The) present invention relates jtoimprovemen-ts 1n vehicle wheels,='the primary object of Lthe invention being the lprovision of a novel-.form of wheel, lprovided with a. hub cavi-ty and a' spoke carryingwannulus, the two being so-positioneduas'to.permit of the ioni devicey lor a' pneumatic .cushion as may e desired, the spoke annulus member being` permitted a slight gyra-tory movement to throw lthe cushioning v act-lon entlrely thereupon, thus rendering itz-unnecessary to employ a pneumatic or cushion tire upon the wheel and thus-reducing the'liability of punctures and blow-outs toa minimum.'

With the foregoing and other objects 1n 'view which'will appear asgthe description roceeds, .the invention resides in the comination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in theprecise embodiment'or` the invention herein disclosed can be' made within the scope of what claimed without vation lof the' hub of the wheel with the eferring to the drawings, and to all views therein relatively to the main parts of. the wheel, the numeral 1 designates a sleeve which constitutes the boxing of the.

hub, the same having disposed thereupon the key 2, whereby'thc disk 3 is held .for rotation with the sleeve 1. This disk 3 is provided with the brake band 4 which is of usual construction, this band being employed when the wheel is a braln'ng wheel or may be eliminated when used as a steering or other wheel.y A metal disk or washer SE1-WHEEL.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

5 is disposed uponthe atone side of the spoke carrying annulus 7, .'th1svspoke carryin annulus 7 being prof v ided with-the usua spokes 8. At the op osite's-idertolthe annular recess 6 is provl ed an annular recess 9 for the reception of .the metal -washer or. disk 10, which is abu-tted by theinner-*face of the outer disk 11, said disk being.- threaded at 12 upon the threaded end of the sleeve 1 and held against. outward .displacement by means ofthe cap nut'13. I By this construction, the spoke carrying'annulus 7 and the-two Washers 5 and .10 are permitted .a slight gyratory or sliding .movement between the disks 3 and .11 and ithesleeve 1, for reception of the cushioning meansas will presently appear.

' keyed upon thcsleeve 1 by meansof the key '2 and Vthe 4same has keyed thereupon centrally thereof, by means of the key 16, the spring attaching disk or annulus 15, the same being-provided with aplurality of oppositely disposed lugs 17.18.,. as yclearly shown are used in connection with -a spring hub, and asparticularly shown in Figs. 1 and`3. The spoke carrying annulus is provided with the inwardly proJecting ring or iange 19, which as shown in Fig. '1, is provided with .theslot 20,'the purpose of `which will later appear, in connection with a pneumatic cushion. .fi-plurality'l of pins 21 are disposed tances throughout. the circumference thereof, and connected to each of the pins are the outer terminals of the two springs 22 and 23, whose respective inner terminals are con- These hooks24v are disposed in the respective lugs 17 and 18 and are adjustably connected, each to regulate the tension of its respective springby means of the nut'25. It will thus 22 and v23 may be positioned, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 so as to permit of the yielding action between the spoke carrying annulus and the hub member, permitting the annulus to have a slight gyratory movement ,relatively to the hub member, said springs cording to the load carrying capacity ofthe wheel.

inner fue@ of thedisk .3 .and :1s .prevented loutward movement by resting within the annular recess 6 formed nected by means of the adjustable hooks 24:

being increased or decreased `in number ac-` ;sfmrns ,PATENT ernten..

provide an annular cavity or chamber about The sleeve 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, is

in Fig. 3. The sleeve 14 and the annulus 1'5- through the ring or flange 1Q at equi-disbe seen that the respective series of Springs In-order to permit circumferential movement of the .spoke carrying'annulus'relatively to the hub member which constitutes the axle 1 and the disks 3 and 11', a plurality' lof arms 26 are carried by either one o .the disksin this instance the disk 3, ard pro] ect outwardly beyond the spoke carrying annulus 7. A pin 27 is disposed in the outer end of each of the arms 2G and has connected thereto, for slight pivot-al movement, one end of the respective cushioning rods 28728.

The other terminals of these respective rods 28-28 are sldably mounted in the apertured lugs 29 of the plate 30, whichls secured to the spoke earrylng annulus, and

' mounted for sliding movement, one telescop' ing Within the other, are the respective sleeves 31 and 32. The sleeve 31 being connected to the lug 29, while the sleeve 32 is connected to the nut 34 which yis disposed rigidly or ixedly upon the rod 28 or 28 adjacent the arm 26.- A spring 33 is dis.

leather casing 41, an outer annulus 39 having its concaved face 38 opposed thereto.-

This outer annilllis 38 is provided withn circumferentialy edge or bead 42 whichy per* mits of the engagement therewith of the lange 119 of the spoke carrying annulus 7, While the valved-tube 43 of the pneumatic envelop is disposed through a slot 39 formed in the annulus 39 and also through the slot 20 of the flange 19, thc same extending through the spoke carrying annulusbetween kany two of the respective spokes. By this means, the air cushion will provide the necessary cushion between the spoke annulus and the hub member and as the annulus 36 is permitted the necessaryirotation the sleeve 1,'no damaging eiect is impartedjto the 'envelop during the slight circumferential movementv of the spoke carrying annulusdue to traction and. load conditions.

The arms 26 are employed to limit the circumferential movement of the spoke carry'- 'when used with the springs 22 and 23, and in cases Where such springs are exceedingly heavy, the arms 26 may be dispensed with. In order to lubricate between the adjacent faces of the washers or disks 5 and 10, and lthe disks Sand 11, the lubricating devices 44 areprovided.

What is claimed is:

A vehicle Wheel, including a hub, a spoke carrying annulus thereabout, a resilient support between the hub and annulus, and means for connecting the hub and annulus for simultaneous rotation, including a plurality of radially/.disposed arms carried by the hub,

. a plurality of spacedy plates carried by the annulus, one to each radial arm, each plate having an apertured rod guiding lug at its end remote from the arm, a plurality of pairs of rods, one pair being pivotally connected to the outer end of each radial arm and having their free ends threaded through the apertured lugs of the respective pairs of plates, two telescopic sleeves surrounding each rod, the end of one sleeve bearing against the lug of its plate, a nut upon the rodadjacent the connection of the rod to the radial arm for limiting the movement of the other sleeve, and a spring surrounding each rod and incased within the sleeve.

In testimony that I 'claim the foregoing as mv own, l have heretoQafiiXed my signa- 1 a n ture 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

F LEM S. ELLIS.

Witnesses E.' C. STEWART, .Tees- 

